Improvement in plows



W. J. GRIFFIES.

Plow-Stock.

Patented Mar. 29, 1859.

Witnesses: J6 7mm Inventor:

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WM. J. GRIFFIES, OF MARIETTA, GEORGIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 23,369, dated March I9, 1859 To all whom it may concern:

Be it; known that I, WILLIAM J. GRIFFIES, of the town of Mariettmin the county of Cobb and State of Georgia, have invented a new and Improved Plow-Stock, which possesses ad vantages and conveniences beyond anything of the kind I have seen and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention is a plow-stock, .A, upon which any kind of plow-hoe may be readily fitted, moved, and adjusted. The lower part of the foot or helve, to which the plow-hoe is attached, is iron, made open or forked, (seen at B B,) eight inches at the top,into which the upper part of the stock, whichismade of wood, is let and fastened by two iron bolts,U G, half inch square; then below the opening the iron is welded solid two inches, and then again opened for five inches, as seen at D, and threefourths of an inch wide, through which the heel'screw E passes,for the purpose of fastening the plow-hoe F to the stock; then welded at the bottom and used in the following manner: The opening or fork at the top is for the purpose of receiving that portion of the plowstook which is made of wood. The opening below, of five inchesin length and threefourths of an inch in width, is for the purpose of fastening the plow-hoe and allowing it-tobenloved up or down at pleasure, so as to gage the plow deep or shallow, all of which will more fully appear by reference to annexed and accompanying drawing.

YVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of the stock A, forked and slotted foot B B, screw E, shovel F, brace G, wedge C, beam H, and handles I I, the whole being constructed as and for the purposes set forth.

WM. J. GRIFFIES.

, Vitnesses:

'l. H. MOORE, J NO. G. CAMPBELL, J r. 

